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The Blok Masela gas project in Maluku, Indonesia, is anticipated to start groundbreaking within months after being stalled for years. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa noted that acceleration in the project process followed plans to discuss its status in a bottlenecking committee.

The project, requiring an estimated investment of US$20.94 billion, is expected to begin operations by 2029, producing 9.5 million tons of LNG per year. Recent technical studies on Carbon Capture Storage have been finalized, paving the way for the Front-End Engineering Design phase.